Taiwan holds APEC workshop to spur public-private collaboration on pandemic control

2023/09/13

A physical and virtual workshop on public-private collaboration on pandemic containment measures and management of the aftereffects was staged under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Sept. 12-13 from Taipei City, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
 
Hosted by the National Health Insurance Administration under the MOHW, the event brought together officials and experts from APEC member economies including Canada, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand, as well as from nonmembers like the U.K.
 
Several high-profile attendees delivered opening remarks, including the Minister of Health and Welfare Hsueh Jui-yuan, Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang, and Jonathan C.Y. Sun, director-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Department of International Organizations. NHIA Director-General Shih Chung-liang is scheduled to give closing remarks.
 
According to the MOHW, the workshop aims to provide a platform for participants to share innovative care or treatment models employing digital health technologies, ensuring the privacy of personal data and utilizing public-private collaboration in complex health care cases.
 
The event is also expected to enhance the adaptability and resilience of APEC member economies’ health care systems and boost policy exchanges between Taiwan and APEC counterparts during public health challenges, the ministry added.
 
On the sidelines, a digital health-themed exhibition was jointly staged by Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital in the southern city; Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in northern Taiwan’s Taoyuan City; and China Medical University Hospital and La Vida Tec Co., both based in the central city of Taichung.
 
Since joining APEC in 1991, Taiwan has made substantial contributions in areas such as disaster prevention, food security, information and communications technology, small and medium enterprise development, and women’s economic empowerment. 


Source: Noticias de Taiwan (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)